BSA306 and BSA326, setting files up for 3D printing, 19 May, 2017

Files should be taken out of Maya as Objs and imported into photoshop.  Need to get Chris to show me again how to film what's being done with OBS or PRS or whatever that program was...
Save file in Maya as an obj.
In photoshop, open a new document- anything will do.  Under 3D menu, select new 3D layer from file and import your obj file. when prompted, accept moving to 3D space.

change size of file to 10 x 10 x 10?  so it will fit on 3D printer.
somehow, it has to become a .stl file to be read by the Up 3D printer program.  I can't remember how to do that...

open Up program in printer room.  and blah blah blah from there.   Go through it again with Chris on Monday.  There's a list of things that have to be set in the program and measured on the printer like pad and nozzle heat setting (cover pad with glove once everything else is done so it heats up evenly).  Nozzle temperature has to be what?  filament melts at 260 degrees Celsius and pad has to be 100 ish to work.
You have to test that the filament will come out of the nozzle and isn't stuck in there.  You have to plug the magnetic thingie into the printer so it can calibrate where the pad is and make sure it's evenly set up.  Turn the printer on from the back and initialize it from the front. Never touch the motor!  Electric shock will occur.

Once printer is calibrated and set up, then you can bring in file and make sure it fits inside the invisible cube with the checkerboard floor in Up.  Printer will print 13 x 13 x 13 centimeters so make sure your object is smaller than that.